The board read with around 17,000 in the middle as Kevin Kurtz got his remaining 18,400 into the middle in the hijack against a player in middle position.
Kevin Kurtz:
Middle Position:
"Gah!" said Kurtz's opponent as he saw the bad news and the river completed the runout. "Nice hand."
Three players went to a flop of in a single-raised pot and Ryan Dodson bet 1,000 after the big blind checked to him. Phil Gioia called on the button and the big blind stuck around as well.
The big blind checked again on the turn and Dodson fired out another 3,200. Gioia folded and the big blind folded behind, earning Dodson the pot.
"You guys didn't wanna see that one," said Dodson with a laugh as he collected his newly earned chips.
Adam Wilbur opened the action with a raise to 600 in middle position and was called by Bob Sweeney on the Button and Ethan Cahn in the big blind. The flop fell and Cahn checked to Wilbur, who continuation-bet 2,400. Both Sweeney and Cahn called.
The turn came and Cahn checked again. Wilbur fired a second barrel of 6,000 and once again saw two calls, bringing the river on board. Cahn checked once more.
"All in," said Wilbur with a covering stack to both of his opponents. Sweeney went into the tank for close to a minute and then called, and Cahn quickly called all in behind as well for 19,800.
Bob Sweeney:
Ethan Cahn:
Adam Wilbur:
Wilbur's bluff with the nut-flush draw had run into Cahn's flopped flush, earning Cahn both pots and vaulting him up to 80,000 in the process.
Jason Vanstrom has just joined Ethan Cahn as the second player on Table 14 to find himself with more than 80,000, confirming the details of how it happened.
According to Vanstrom, a player limped under the gun and action folded to him in the small blind. He raised to 1,000 and the limper called, taking action heads up to a flop of where Vanstrom continuation-bet another 1,000 and was called once more.
The turn was and Vanstrom checked. His opponent bet 11,700 and the dealer announced the amount, at which point the player stated he had bet 3,200. The player then looked down at his chips and corrected himself, confirming he had bet 11,700. Vanstrom check-raised to put the player all in for his remaining 8,000 and the player called.
All-In Player:
Jason Vanstrom:
Vanstrom's full house had his opponent drawing dead and he collected the pot and the knockout as a result.
There was 4,100 in the middle on a flop of and action was on Vincent Moscati in the cutoff, who had been seen taking his seat moments prior and found himself facing an all-in bet of 9,000 from Nader Wahdan in the small blind.
"I feel better now that I get an instant call," said Wahdan as Moscati was in the tank. Moscati eventually found a fold and Wahdan took down the pot, showing for top pair, top kicker.
Ethan Cahn raised to 800 under the gun and action folded around to the blinds, both of whom called. The flop came and action checked to Cahn, who continuation-bet 1,500 and received two calls.
Three-way action continued to the turn , where the small blind led for 6,000. The big blind folded and Cahn called, taking action heads up to the river where the small blind checked. Cahn then bet 10,500, the small blind check-jammed for a bit more, and Cahn instantlly called.
Small Blind:
Ethan Cahn:
Cahn's nut flush trumped his opponent's queen-high flush and he sent another player to the rail, bringing his stack up to more than 120,000 before the first break of the afternoon.